San José

¹

[sahn haw-se]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Costa Rica, in the central part.

San Jose

²

[san hoh-zey]

noun

1. a city in W California.

San Jose

¹

/ ˌsæn həʊˈzeɪ /

noun

1. a city in W central California: a leading world centre of the fruit drying and canning industry. Pop: 898 349 (2003 est)

San José

²

/ saŋ xoˈse /

noun

1. the capital of Costa Rica, on the central plateau: a major centre of coffee production in the mid-19th century; University of Costa Rica (1843). Pop: 1 145 000 (2005 est)

San Jose

1. A city in northern California.

Center for the electronics and high-tech (see also high-tech) industries. (See Silicon Valley.)